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Madame Chrysanthème
by Loti, Pierre
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Sastamala, Finland
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About This Item
Paris: Callman Levy, 1888. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Rossi & Myrbarch. First edition of the novel upon which Messager's opera of the same name was based and which served as the basis for Puccini's Madame Butterfly. In a contemporary half-red morocco binding (with 5 raised bands, marbled boards/endpapers and t.e.g.) by Hedberg of Stockholm - binders to the Swedish Royal Court. Original covers bound-in, pp. 328, exquisitely illustrated with drawings and aquarelles by Rossi and Myrbach. Overall in Good to VG condition - binding remains firm, some scuffing with loss of the leather at the corners, rubbing/cracking along both joints. There is some staining along the gilt top edge and there is spotting to the fore-edge. Former owner's small bookplate to the front paste-down. Remains, however, a handsome copy of this lovely book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Northern Lights Rare Books
(FI)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1901200476
- Title
- Madame Chrysanthème
- Author
- Loti, Pierre
- Illustrator
- Rossi & Myrbarch
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Callman Levy
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1888
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Madame butterfly, puccini, french literature, fine binding, leather-bound, 19th century literature, Messager
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Northern Lights Rare Books
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Sastamala
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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